Robert J. Davis

Robert J. Davis, 73, of Effort, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., passed away July 10 at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.

Robert was the loving husband of Brenda (Vogt) Davis. They celebrated their 41 wedding anniversary on Nov. 7, 2012.

He was born in Jersey City, N.J., on March 10, 1940, the son of Michael and Julia (Pieschl) Davis.

Robert served our country with dedication and courage during the Vietnam War as a Quartermaster aboard the USS Forrestal.

He had worked for New Jersey Transit in Port Morris, N.J., as a machinist for 33 years until retiring in 2002.

He was of the Catholic faith and attended Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert. He was a member of the Riff-Raff Riders Motorcycle Club in the Lehigh Valley.

We have been blessed with the presence of Robert in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Brenda; a daughter, Kimberly Edwards and her husband, Marcus, of Perkiomenville; a son, Keith Davis and his wife, Amanda, of East Stroudsburg. He was the loving and gentle grandfather to his five grandchildren, Brendan and Ayden Edwards and Paige, Benjamin and Nathan Davis.

He is also survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Lichtenberger of Scranton and Josephine Charman of Arlington, Texas; and one brother, Thomas Davis and his wife, Margaret, of Bergenfield, N.J.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 15, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Gilbert.

Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 14, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 15, at the Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert.

Robert will be buried with military honors at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made In Loving Memory of Robert J. Davis to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Attn: Alyssa Haydt, 555 North Lane, Suite 5010, Conshohocken, PA 19428.